Homebrew Dhampir Species Details

The hybrid children of vampires and mortals, dhampir tread a twilit line between life and death, tragedy and horror, and good and evil.

Supernatural Grace

Dhampir inherit the supernatural charm and beauty of their vampiric parent. Dhampir typically mature into slender, graceful, unnaturally beautiful humanoids. Many dhampir can masquerade as humans, but their features are invariably more pronounced, their movements more graceful, and the dark, sanguine thirst of their vampiric parent softly aching in their minds.

A Cursed Masquerade

Dhampir exist between the societies of their parents; there are no known dhampir communities or society. Dhampir instead adapt to the societies they grow up in, whether they’re abandoned in a mortal village, or left wandering the lairs of their often-disinterested undead parent. While dhampir can coexist with and pass as mortals on a good day, the natural suspicion they draw invariably causes dhampir to be outed to their societies. Because of their evil lineage, dhampir are usually feared and hated by mortal races, and they often live as outcasts and exiles in mortal society.

Dhampir Adventurers

Exiles from two societies, dhampir are more likely to become adventures and wanderers than continue a wretched existence in a society that hates them. Dhampir’s supernatural strength as grace leads many to excel as rogues, fighters, or inquisitors, while those that feel the pull of their vampiric heritage may pursue magics like necromancy or alchemy.

Dhampir Names

Most dhampir take given names from the culture of their mortal parent. Dhampir may take the surname of their mortal parent, or they might adopt one from their region of origin or one derived from a personally significant event.

Dhampir Traits

As a dhampir, you gain the following racial traits:

Ability Score Increase

Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.

Age

Despite dhampir’s immortal heritage, they live and die just like any other mortal creatures, but mature and age at a rate similar to elves.

Alignment

Many dhampir feel the evil pull of their vampiric parent’s blood. Those that resist their cursed lineage rarely progress beyond neutrality.

Size

Dhampirs match humans in average size and weight. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Darkvision

You can see in dim light within 120 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Undead Resistance

You have advantage on saving throws to resist becoming charmed or diseased.

Vampiric Talent

You have proficiency in the Deception and Perception skills.

Sunlight Sensitivity

You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Blood Thirst

You can drain blood and life energy from a willing creature, or one that is grappled by you, incapacitated, or restrained. Make a melee attack against the target. If you hit, you deal 1 piercing damage and 1d4 necrotic damage. The target’s hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken, and you regain hit points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0.

Languages

You can speak common and one other language.